Reed Hastings puts money in startup that mixes learning and games
Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, said his passion for education led him to the acquisition today of DreamBox Learning, an education game startup...
Five ways to make great social games from Zynga’s Mark Pincus
Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga, runs the most successful social game company on Facebook, with more than 252 million monthly active users for...
Boring website? Step on up to the Heyzap Social Games Bar
Heyzap is announcing today that it is launching a “social games bar” that companies can integrate into their websites to add 30,000 games available...
EA Playfish exec: the billion-dollar social game is achievable
Someone is going to create a social game that pulls in a billion dollars a year in short order, said Sebastien DeHalleux, vice president...
Will motion controls kill traditional game controllers?
Before 1983, video games controls were clunky. Instead of thumbs and fingers to play, palms and entire fists were used to push, pull, and...
Netflix chief and Charter Fund buy education game startup DreamBox Learning
Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings and the non-profit venture capital firm Charter Fund have acquired DreamBox Learning for an undisclosed price. The new owners...
Offerpal becomes one-stop shop for ads and offers
In a move to broaden its appeal to advertisers, Offerpal Media is expanding into the ad network business. Today, Offerpal’s main business is running...
Friends for Ten Minutes: GameCrush, Your Online Hostess Bar
Editor's note: I don't usually look at a website and think, "Huh, I hope this fails." But sometimes I do. -Demian Just when you...
Front Toward Enemy: A Creative Use of Claymore Mines
Online matches of Modern Warfare 2 are all pretty typical. Sixteen players charge toward one another, firing guns and throwing grenades — nothing special....
Big Fish Games swims into Facebook with Treasure Quest casual games portal
Casual game companies, which grew up as operators of portal web sites, are adapting to the new world order of social networking. Big Fish...